Europe
Fight Sports secures new carriage deal in France
Media company CSI Sports, the owner of pay-television channel Fight Sports, has agreed a carriage deal with French pay-television operator Bouygues Telecom.
Eurosport races away with World Superbikes renewal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has today (Monday) agreed a three-season extension to its long-running rights agreement with the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series.
Infront nets new CHL rights partners ahead of season finale
The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured new broadcast rights deals for the Champions Hockey League in Latin America, Israel, Latvia and France ahead of the finale of the second season of the pan-European club ice hockey competition.
Mediapro files complaint against Rosell, Barcelona
Spanish agency Mediapro has filed a legal complaint against Barcelona and Sandro Rosell, the former president of the Spanish Liga football club.
TVE picks up Formula E rights in Spain
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has acquired rights for the Formula E Championship electric car-racing series.
Perform converts Six Nations deal in Germany
Online streaming website Spox.com, owned by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Germany to the 2016 Six Nations rugby union tournament.
Discovery claws back sizeable chunk of €1.3bn Olympics fee with lucrative BBC deal
Discovery Communications this week recouped more than 10 per cent of its €1.3bn ($1.4bn) investment in Olympic Games rights across Europe by striking a sublicensing deal with the BBC.
Infront facing three-pronged Italian attack
Infront Sports & Media’s Italian football business activities are facing a three-pronged attack which could have major long-term repercussions for the agency’s revenues and undermine its behind-the-scenes influence in the country.
Fiba move could damage Euroleague/IMG plans
Decisions made by national basketball federations to commit clubs to a new Fiba-run competition could scupper IMG’s hopes of refinancing its 10-season, €630m ($682m) joint venture with the Euroleague.
IMG nears Romanian deal
The IMG agency is understood to be close to a deal for English Premier League rights in Romania with sports broadcaster Eurosport.
DEL secures small increase
Germany’s top ice hockey league last week secured a small increase in the value of its media rights following a deal with telco Deutsche Telekom.
Lega, Infront, Sky and Mediaset set for antitrust defeat
Italy’s antitrust authority has notified Lega Serie A, Infront Sports & Media, Mediaset and Sky Italia that their behaviour during the auction process for Serie A media rights constituted a breach of European competition law.
Samsung set for virtual reality first at Lillehammer Games
South Korean electronics company Samsung will deliver Olympic content in virtual reality for the first time during the upcoming winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
Fifa makes gains, both big and small, in key French market
Fifa secured only a small increase in the value of the men’s World Cup in France last month, signing deals with TF1 and beIN Sports for its 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
Bundesliga aiming for huge growth in value across Europe
Germany’s Bundesliga is targeting enormous growth in the value of its media rights across Europe having this week asked media companies to register their interest.
OTE renews Greek Cup rights in federation deal
Greek pay-television broadcaster OTE renewed its domestic media rights to the Greek Cup football competition.
PAOK goes it alone outside Greece
PAOK’s new deal for its international rights could result in the Greek football club remaining excluded from the centralised domestic Superleague deal.
NBA nets digital media partnership in Turkey
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a digital rights partnership with Turkish sports news network Sporx.